Secondary Principal & Vice Principal

Elementary Principal & Vice Principal

About the Board

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is committed to learning, equity, engagement, and innovation. We are guided by our vision, Growing Together, the mission that every student experiences a sense of belonging and engages in dynamic learning to reach their potential and build their own future, and our values of Compassion, Dignity, Trust, and Joy to guide our daily work and ensure that we honour the unique identities and needs of all. Proudly serving a community of approximately 50,000 students in the City of Hamilton and surrounding area, HWDSB operates across 84 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools and 1 Adult Learning Centre, in addition to providing support and service to approximately 8,800 staff members.

Staff Wellness

At HWDSB, staff wellness is a priority. We are committed to co-creating and fostering an environment where staff feel safe, valued, and supported. We are continuously striving to support the needs of our diverse community and actively work to foster and maintain a culture of human rights.

Our holistic Staff Wellness program has been designed to support employees well-being in all dimensions of health. As one part of this comprehensive program, all staff as well as their dependents have access to free and confidential supports through our Employee and Family Assistance Provider (EFAP), in addition to many other program components.

About the Role We are proud to announce that we are creating a diverse leadership pool of qualified candidates for future Elementary and Secondary Principal and Vice-Principal positions. We invite innovative, collaborative, and change-focused applications from teachers & system leaders. We strive to hire staff with a demonstrated practice of Human Rights, anti-racist anti-oppressive (ARAO) approaches to leadership. Throughout this calendar year, we encourage applications from leaders who maintain the competency to confront and dismantle all forms of oppression to ensure students who are currently and historically underserved in our system excel. Successful candidates to these leadership pools will be placed on a ready list for a two-year period and may be assigned at any time.

Committed to our HWDSB Multi-Year Strategic Plan (2023-2028), an applicant for this opportunity maintains the following competencies:

Upholding Human Rights, Safety & Well-being

Providing Equitable Quality Education

Collaborating with Students, Families and Communities

Building a Sustainable Education System

Reinforcing Indigenous Educational Wellness & Reconciliation

Qualifications

Vice Principal Candidates

Enrollment in or completion of the Principals Qualification Program Part One (placement pending successful completion of PQP Part One).

Good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers

Principal Candidates

Enrollment in or completion of the Principals Qualification Program Part Two (placement pending successful completion of PQP Part Two).

Good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers

Application Package

Interested Candidates are required to submit the following documentation as part of their application package:

Cover letter (one-page maximum)

Resume (three-page maximum)

Leadership Reflection Document (two-page maximum)

References - contact information of three professional references, of which one may be a community reference. We encourage you to include your current supervisor.

Permission to contact these references as part of the application process. How to Apply

Submit your application online via HWDSB Careers page OR Simplication:

HWDSB Careers Page: https://www.hwdsb.on.ca/careers/

Simplication (Apply to Education): https://hwdsb.simplication.com

Leadership Reflection: Candidates are asked to provide a written response to the following question which demonstrates their lived leadership experiences in support of HWDSB Strategic Priorities as outlined in the Multi-Year Strategic Plan (2023-2028). This submission is to be no longer than two pages.

For Principal applicants: Share an experience where you had to simultaneously uphold human rights, ensure well-being, and provide equitable education. How did you balance these priorities, and what did this experience teach you about complex decision-making in educational leadership? What was the impact of your leadership actions and how will this influence your leadership as a principal?

For Vice Principal applicants: Can you discuss a challenging scenario where you had to address issues of inequity and student well-being? How did you navigate this situation, and what did it teach you about balancing diverse needs in a school environment? What was the impact of your leadership actions and how will this influence your leadership as a vice principal?

Deadline for submission: Ongoing Intake Process Preparation Sessions

All interested internal and external candidates are encouraged to attend the initial prep session to learn more about HWDSB, our Strategic Plan (2023 2028), our Equity Action Plan, the Indigenous Education Circle Strategic Action Plan (IECSAP) 2021-2025 and our promotion process. We look forward to welcoming you. Further sessions will be planned throughout the year as the application process is open all year for all four positions. To register for the preparation sessions please find registration links below in the Promotion Process Critical Timelines.

Returning Applicants

Candidates who applied in previous rounds of the Promotion Process are welcome to resubmit their application package Within their application package, candidates should articulate how they have grown in their leadership and/or addressed feedback received from previous application cycles.

Applicant Self-Identification Form

The information collected on this form is used to monitor HWDSBs progress toward our equity goals including our commitment to diversity in HWDSB recruitment and hiring practices. We are committed to the security and confidentiality of information under our control, and to the protection of privacy with respect to personal and confidential information that is collected, used, disclosed and retained in the system (Policy 1.6 - Privacy). Information on this form is collected pursuant to Ontarios Education Equity Action Plan (Ministry of Education) and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Access to this form is restricted to specific individuals in Human Resources. The Research and Analytics Department will use aggregate data from all the forms (not individual data) for internal reporting. Their access and use of the data is governed by MFIPPA and ethical research practices. Applicant Self-Identification Forms will be maintained in the Human Resources job competition file and securely destroyed 1 year after the job posting for candidates not selected for an interview and 6 years after the job posting for candidates interviewed, in accordance with general records retention principles. If you prefer not to answer any of the questions, you can select prefer not to answer. This in no way affects your application or the applicant selection process. If you have questions or concerns about this form, please contact humanresources@hwdsb.on.ca.

Promotion Process Critical TimelinesCandidate applications must be submitted to Apply to Education and contain the following information:

Cover letter (one-page maximum)

Resume (three-page maximum)

Leadership Reflection Document (two-page maximum)

References - contact information of three professional references, of which, one may be a community reference. We encourage you to include your current supervisor.

ACTIVITY

DATE

Candidate applications must be submitted to Apply to Education and contain the following information:

Cover letter (one-page maximum)

Resume (three-page maximum)

Leadership Reflection Document (two-page maximum)

References - contact information of three professional references, of which, one may be a community reference. We encourage you to include your current supervisor.

Ongoing

All references listed on the candidates application package will be sent a confidential reference check.

Ongoing

Human Resource Services will distribute application packages to Executive Council for review. A team from the Executive Council will review the application packages, on a bi-monthly basis, and the reference checks and then shortlist for interviews.

Bi-Monthly

Human Resources will contact recommended candidates to schedule interviews.

Bi-Monthly

INTERVIEWS:?Interview teams will consist of two Superintendents, and may also include: a current Principal, and staff from other HWDSB departments including Human Resources.

Bi-Monthly

Executive Council will review and finalize list of successful candidates followed by notification to all candidates.

Bi-Monthly

System communication of successful candidates

Ongoing

Placement notification by Executive Council

Ongoing Employment Equity Statement Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB) is committed to building inclusive learning and working environments where students see themselves reflected in the curriculum, staff population, physical surroundings, and the broader community.

HWDSBs mission is to empower students to learn and grow to their full potential in a diverse world. Guided by this mission, HWDSB strives to build a workforce that embodies the values of human rights, equity, diversity, and inclusion, while reflecting and welcoming the diverse and distinct identities, experiences and needs of our students and our communities.

HWDSB seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity and inclusion, and who will contribute to the vision of creating inclusive and equitable outcomes. HWDSB especially invites and welcomes applications from:

Indigenous Peoples (e.g., First Nations, Mtis and Inuit peoples).

Members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin (e.g., Black and racialized communities, immigrant communities, etc.).

Persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities.

Persons who identify as women.

Persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. (i.e., Two-spirit and LGBTQIA+).

As part of HWDSBs commitment to employment equity and removing barriers to groups that have faced and continue to face barriers in employment, we invite all applicants to complete a voluntary questionnaire that collects identity-based information. The voluntary questionnaire is on the Apply to Education application page for this position.

HWDSB is committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process, based on any human rights protected grounds. If you require accommodation, please notify us in advance and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Land Acknowledgement

HWDSB is located on ancestral Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Confederacy land as determined by the Dish with One Spoon treaty. The Dish with One Spoon wampum belt represents the treaty relationship between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and Anishinaabe with respect to sharing the land and resources thereon. The intent of this agreement is for all nations sharing this territory to do so responsibly, respectfully, and sustainably in perpetuity. We respect the longstanding relationships with the local Indigenous communities, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the Six Nations of the Grand River.